Urban Mobility
STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Understanding the schedules for the nation’s busiest commuter rails is no longer an exercise in frustration, thanks to a new commuter app from Mobileware, onTime™ Commute. onTime™ Commute is a new and improved all-in-one free app based on a collection of smart, intuitive apps for each city. The onTime™ apps for iPhone and iPad
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A German-engineered electric scooter: The “Scrooser” looks like something between a scooter, a Harley Davidson and a Batman vehicle. This eco-friendly mobility solution will run on one battery charge for 25 days! It features a sleek minimal design and weighs only 61 pounds thanks to it´s aluminum body, and is packed with a silent 1000w engine inside the rear wheel
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Smartphones could soon be used instead of rail tickets if an experiment by Chiltern Railways is successful. The rail network wants to pilot a ticketing system that scans people’s phones to detect when they get on and off a train. Each journey’s fare is calculated and deducted from the user’s bank account. The tests are scheduled for 2017 and the
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E-bikes can be wonderful things, great for older riders, people with really long commutes or who live in cities with lots of hills. Electric bikes are often touted as a way to get more people on to bikes and possibly out of cars. Many of the e-bikes have 500 watt motors and go 20MPH when the average commuting cyclist goes half
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Electra Meccanica‘s Solo the 3-wheel, single-occupant electric car goes on sale September 9, 2016, in Canada and the U.S., according to Electrek. If the 3-wheeler was used for commuting, Electra Meccanica estimates an owner would save approximately 91 percent on fuel costs. You can pre-order now at the Electra Meccanica’s website. The Solo’s 8.6 kW, 82 hp lithium-ion electric motor
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